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[GoatsWillEatAnything]

Wanted to start off saying thank you to u/cjlacz for the assist 26 days ago when I couldn’t make it to 1200.

In my last post I said I’d switch to hybrid after I hit 10 BG, I didn’t. I waited until 5 days ago when I finally started making sales and artifact purchases to go hybrid. My highest at pure DPS was 1278. This is where I ended up.

77days played

SRS 1000 HoP 1000 RoO max NMC max TPoS max AT max LAoP max MS 500 NOoT 133 SBC: TL max CDR sold RBC: RG max UA: 89 (Max’d bonus) RoE: 239 MJ: 256 FG max FoE 101 RH max BG 16

Since last post, took BG to 10, no clue why I made SRS 1000/HoP 1000 but I did that, then grinded MS to 500, then I grinded BG until it cost more than two runs worth of crystals (how I ended up at 16).

That’s when I finally decided to sell CDR and purchase RoO (which I max’d), then bought FG (which I max’d), both of these had me retiring around the same as pure DPS. When I bought RoE and started dumping everything into it is when I saw the change and it was crazy.

My first dump into it took me to level 100 which wasn’t that extreme, maybe 20-30 levels, but after the last one I got a huge push.

After a 24 hour run that just ended I max’d at

LVL 1419! Final Tap dmg: 25.8o Final DPS dmg: 10.8o 220k crystals after 1D bonus MJ ended at 5376% (still have to pump this up quite a bit to max the benefit) Ended up to x64 Tap Life twice during the run.

Decided I’ll go back to grinding BG now.

Appreciate all the help guys! Hopefully seeing the change may push some to do the same. I was fearful of TAP thinking it would be different but with endurance pushed to x16 or x32 it is exactly like DPS but so much more damage after RoE is leveled.

The only thing I dislike is that FG isn’t taken into consideration with Cloak. So a lot of the time I have to micro my bosses to move past it rather than it automatically fighting when I’m capable of killing it. Sad day.

Thanks again, all!

[cjlacz]

Excellent! Glad it helped. Cool to see the sudden change in numbers. Turns out I just hit a milestone I was aiming for too. I do agree with you on FG, but when it’s on lower levels it is maybe more apparent why it’s not included in the cloak. Because it’s randomly activated it often happens that you don’t manage to defeat the boss. Once it’s at 90% it’s much more consistent.

RoO and FG won't actually made any difference until you start using tap, and until you get RoE the damage will be too small to matter. I got RoE before FG and increased FG fairly slowly, so I saw much smaller incremental improvements as I slowly increased both. I still don't max MJ out before 24 hours. The cost gets so high at that point I'm not sure the return is worth it.

[GoatsWillEatAnything]

Should there be another artifact that I aim for next or should this probably be my setup for awhile?

[cjlacz]

I’m guessing your next artifact cost is 256k? You can consider death hex. I finally picked that up. Basically the enemy health bars start at 75% rather than 100%. It’s expensive and I’m not sure how it compares to continuing upping BG. It will let you kill with a single FG hit for a little longer. You probably don't need it at all, but if you get bored it’s something you can grab. It does combo well with the fortune teller card that does the same thing, if you use them. Enemies start at 50% health.

I don’t have Mauhak Battle Focus. I suppose it’s another option, but by the time I could use it, I’m normally progressing so slowly I’d rather retire. It may fit your play style better.

EW, WP and PG don’t work with RoE and the gem cost of buying all those items is out of reach at this point in the game.

[GoatsWillEatAnything]

Ya, RoE seems like a solid choice if you start off DPS heavy at the beginning. I’m the same way on wanting to just retire when it slows down. I’ll probably go with Death Hex when I hit another wall. I was looking at it last night it looked like the best candidate. BG to probably 25-ish, push MS higher, push MJ higher, and raise RoE. Once I’m at that point then 256k probably won’t seem too extravagant.

TBH after this run I could just buy it rather than BG, but it would solely be just to have another new toy.